Should I remove the snails?

[b4tn]

I seem to have picked up some hitchhikers. Best way to describe them is small and cone shaped on both ends. Are they friendly or should I pluck them out whenever I see one?

 

[malkore]

I'd pull em, simply because they will breed to 'pest sized' population relatively quickly. If they end up being a plant eating species, that's rough to deal with.

Kinda sounds like MTS though, reasonably plant safe, but big breeders.

 

[b4tn]

Here, one came out for a photo op! They normaly dont come out so much in the open. They prefer to hide under my glosso.

 

[Jchillin]

Ack!!! Pond snail...give em the boot!

 

[mr86mister]

get rid of them all and look for random bunches of snail eggs......its a clear solid like jelly patch usually stuck to something in the tank with 10-50 clear eggs. good luck getting rid of them, its a pain in the butt

 

[jaguarr]

my ghost shrimps eat them eat them all the time

 

[malkore]

yeah, that's not an MTS. I wouldn't risk an infestation of a potential plant grazer.

 

[subtleplans]

I had 2 of those for a couple months and didn't seem to have a problem with them eating my plants. Then again they didn't live too long...both were eaten by my fish...my tanks seem to be snail death traps.